Education
Restoring a Vision for American Education
The founders bet everything on the idea that educated citizens could preserve this Constitutional republic. That bet is still on the table, and now it's our turn to prove them right.
Education
Politics
A Generation Left in the Dark: The Failure to Teach Capitalism’s Virtues and Marxism’s Failures
Young voters are rallying behind figures like Zohran Mamdani and AOC, drawn to promises of socialism that sound noble but ignore history’s brutal lessons. How did we let this happen?
Politics
School Choice Finally Gets A Win in Texas
Of the 21 Texas house Republicans who opposed school choice last year, only between six and ten will have a chance to return to the legislature.
Education
A more perfect union
The United States is an exceptional nation founded on exceptional principles. Our founding was more than a simple political revolt, the Founders waged an ideological revolution—one that ushered in a new epoch—unparalleled in all of human history.
Broward County Schools
Public School Discipline: Equal Opportunity Offenders
Obama era school discipline policies should be rescinded and replaced with something akin to “best practices” without the threat of punishment or promise of federal goodies.
Politics
March For Our Lives? There is a better way
Today is the day. March 24th, 2018. March For Our Lives is happening in over 800 cities around the globe. Not coincidentally, I was a guest on Cavuto Live on FNC because I have suggested that there is an alternative path which will keep our kids & teachers safe at
A Day of Kindness at Wilder Elementary
Our daughter Alaina Petty attended Wilder Elementary when we live in the Seattle area. Mrs. Tavener, one of Alaina’s teachers at Wilder Elementary, heard about our call for kindness in the wake of Alaina’s death at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. As a family, we believe that creating
Education
Banning Legos
John J. Miller writes about Hilltop Children’s Center in Seattle, where two teachers banned the popular children’s toy Legos. Well, actually Legos were banned and then reintroduced. The explanation is really best left to the “experts”–the teachers. In an article published in Rethinking Schools, they explain it